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FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS

Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.

Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.

A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document was signed, and the work began in 1960.

The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.

When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.

The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO, which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution.

1. Match the main idea of each paragraph.

A. People can learn a lot from Aswan Dam project. B. The project was successful. C. The Egyptian government met a problem. D. Keeping a balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites is a challenge. E. The project united the global community. F. A committee was established to solve the problem.

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2. What’s the challenge we are facing now?

A．How to improve society rapidly.

B．How to preserve everything from the past.

C．How to keep balance between the past and the progress.

D．How to find great solutions to the progress of society.

3. Why was the proposal of building a new dam protested in Egypt?

A．Because the Egyptian government wanted to control floods.

B．Because it would probably destroy cultural relics.

C．Because it would do great damage to the Nile.

D．Because it would affect citizens near the dam greatly.

4. How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?

A．By moving them to safety.

B．By taking them down.

C．By asking for contributions.

D．By investigating the issue.

5. How long did it take to complete the new dam?

A．Over 20 years.	B．More than 30 years.
C．Less than 20 years.	D．Exactly 20 years.

6. Where can we find such an article?

A．In a guidebook.	B．In an encyclopedia.
C．In a history novel.	D．In a theme park advertisement.

7. Complete the form according to the text.

FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS	a big ____	the new→economic ____→progress
		the old→everything from the past→protection
		the key→how to keep the right balance
	challenges lead to ____	a challenge: building a new dam	____ the local people
			likely damage temples and destroy cultural relics
		preparation	turn to the UN
			establish a ____
			ask for contributions
			sign a document
		procedure	take down piece by piece
			move and put back together
		solution	find a path a combine progress and ____
			work together to build a better tomorrow
	the ___ of the Aswan Dam	preventing world cultural heritage sites from ____
		the global community

8. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. (标出句中含有人物的行为动作的词汇)
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9. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959. (标出句中含有人物的行为动作的词汇)
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10. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. (标出句中含有人物的行为动作的词汇)
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11. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. (标出句中含有人物的行为动作的词汇)
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12. 在课文中找出表示人物的行为动作的句子。
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